A 15-year-old boy died, and three other teens were injured after a pursuit ended in a fiery crash on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach Monday night.
The pursuit started around 10 p.m. in the 100 block of Jaymills Avenue after officers got a report of a stolen Kia Optima, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Officers along with LBPD's helicopter responded to the area and attempted to track the vehicle before the driver left the area.The stolen Kia crashed into a semi-truck on the 710 Freeway near Anaheim Street around 10:25 p.m. and caught on fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The three other occupants of the stolen vehicle, two girls ages 13 and 15 from Long Beach, and a 14-year-old boy from Los Angeles, are being treated at the hospital for moderate injuries.The driver of the big rig, 22-year-old Alvaro Patino from Paramount, was not injured, the CHP reported.The investigation revealed that the 15-year-old boy driving the stolen Kia took a sharp turn directly in front of the semi-truck on I-170 causing the two vehicles to collide, CHP said in a statement.
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